Before Zhen Wanyi and his wife walked back, they met Zhen Mingjie who came to look for someone, and after greeting each other, Zhen Mingjie solemnly thanked Qi Rong, "Lord Xie is still worried about me for reference outside, so I specially sent paper and ink." Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info”

Qi Rong stretched out his hand to help him up, "You and I used to be friends with fellow villagers and classmates, but now we are even more uncle-uncles, and this king should stammered with you, the brother-in-law." Besides, paper and ink are foreign objects after all, and they can't play a decisive role, and the most important thing you can do is because of your knowledge. ”

Zhen Mingjie was already good friends with Qi Rong, but when he heard this, he was no longer polite, and changed the topic, "When did the prince come back?"

The group walked while talking, Qi Rong was in the middle, and out of the corner of his eye, he looked at Zhen Wanyi, who was one step behind, and his pace slowed down a little, "I arrived yesterday in time for His Majesty's birthday." ”

"Can the prince's errand be successful?" Zhen Mingjie was about to enter the officialdom, so he was not as shy about these as before.

Qi Rong also understood, so he picked up what he could say and said, "I just have something to discuss with you, and I will talk about it when I meet my father-in-law and mother-in-law." ”

After waiting until lunch was over, and after they had finished their seats, the maids served fragrant tea and retreated to the door to guard.

Qi Rong asked Zhen Mingjie: "What are your plans now, do you want to stay in the six departments to practice or do you want to go out?"

Zhen Mingjie frowned and thought a lot before he looked at Qi Rong, he had been running the Ministry of Officials for the past few days and had no news, "Does the prince have any good suggestions?"

"Stay in the capital with this king to take care of, the six departments of the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Household and the Ministry of Work can go, this year's chief examiner, you also have to call a teacher, so the Ministry of Rites can also go, staying in Beijing will be much easier, but if you want to be promoted, you have to boil up the qualifications, that is, the king will help with all his might, and it is the limit to be able to sit from the fourth grade at the age of fifty-five. As soon as these words came out, everyone's faces were moved, back then, the old man Zhen was promoted to the middle of the fourth grade by telling the eldest princess in the imperial envoy's platform, but Zhen Mingjie was able to sit in the fourth rank just by boiling his qualifications, how could this not make the fourth master and the fourth wife excited?

Zhen Mingjie looked at Qi Rong steadily, with his understanding of this friend, important words would be put in the back, "What if it's released?"

Qi Rong smiled, "If it is released, choose a place that is easy to make political achievements, start from the Qipin County Order, and move every three years, if the political performance is good, the capital will be active again, and you can be promoted step by step or across levels, until the position of the assassin history, and then make political achievements, if you want to return to Beijing and then enter the sixth department or the imperial envoy platform, it is the third grade." ”

As soon as these words came out, Zhen Wanyi's eyes widened, Zheng Sanpin? You must know that the Taidou of civil officials and real power is the head of the three provinces of Zheng Erpin, the two Zhongshu Ling, the two people in the door, and the Shangshu Ling, these five people form the most core power group of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the political affairs hall. And most of these five people were selected by the six Shangshu and the second station supervisor of the third grade, even if Zhen Mingjie was not admitted to the Shu Jishi and could not enter the political hall, but he was also the Beijing official of the third grade, and the third grade was divided into two levels, and there were four levels from the fourth grade down, so you can imagine how slow it is to rely on qualifications.

After Qi Rong's words fell, the hall was quiet, and everyone was so shocked that they couldn't come back to their senses.

The fourth old man smacked his lips, "Brother Ming, what do you think of saying it? ”

The fourth lady glared, "Master, be quiet, let Brother Ming think about it, this is a major event related to a lifetime, how can you not be cautious." ”

The fourth master was anxious, "What's there to think about this, the prince pointed out the two roads, the pros and cons can be seen at a glance, although it is hard to release outside, but how free it is to release it, no matter how small it is, it is a county order, and our family is not short of money, as long as Brother Ming can endure hardships and is willing to do things, it is Qingyun Road." The big and small officials in the capital, how much are they not as good as us, you look at the Lord Qi next door, the one who can speak and have the ability, the person who can buy a chicken and ask for a handful of eggs, what kind of life he lived, he had to rely on helping people to make ends meet, and the adult, Jin Wuwei's right street envoy, sat in a nine-grade position for seven years, and he didn't move. ”

The fourth lady pouted, "Can Master Qi and Lord Lai compare with us?"

The fourth old man was facing the fourth wife, glaring, "What do you know as a woman, they can't compare with us, but the noble family in the capital, you go and see, which one has been keeping the children of the family by his side?

The fourth wife opened her eyes, her face was shy and dry, her eyes were moist, she hadn't blushed for many years, and she didn't want to make the fourth master annoyed like this with a word, so she bit her mouth and didn't want to speak.

Zhen Wanyi looked busy and said: "Father, what you said is too serious, and my mother doesn't mean anything else, I just want the sixth brother to think about it for herself, and I blame the prince, I don't have to talk to the sixth brother in private for such a big matter, and I will talk about it here, which will cause you to quarrel." As he spoke, he glared at Qi Rong, but his eyes were very empty, and there was no trace of ruthlessness.

Qi Rong smiled, got up and arched his hand to the fourth master and the fourth wife: "Wan'er is right, it's all the little son-in-law who is not thoughtful, and the father-in-law and mother-in-law are not strange." ”

The fourth old man hurriedly got up and helped each other, "What are you talking about, you have paved the road for Brother Ming, it's too late for us to be grateful, I'm also in a hurry, and I'm playing with my wife." After speaking, he turned to the fourth wife and arched his hand, "Madam, my husband's tone was too heavy just now, so don't blame Mrs." ”

The fourth wife's face swept away the gloom, got up and moved away, and said with a smile: "The master is really, he is going to be a grandfather, and he is still like when he was young, so he can't hold his breath." It's not that I don't want Brother Ming to let go, it's just that Brother Ming has been by our side since he was a child, so I can't give up this way?"

Zhen Mingjie glanced at Yu Jinzhen, who had not spoken, and when he saw Yu Jinzhen's trusting eyes, he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, got up and helped everyone to sit down one by one, lifted his robe, and knelt in front of the fourth master and the fourth wife, "Father and mother, son is not filial, and he can't accept Huan's knees." ”

The smile on the face of the fourth master was even stronger when he heard this, and he hurriedly helped people up, "Get up, get up, your youth and youth are in the prime of life, it is the time to work hard to shine on the lintel, sixteen years of hard work, can not be your constraints, Brother Ming, go do what you want to do, for my father, I believe that my son will be a good official dedicated to the people." ”

Zhen Mingjie had a sad look on his face, he thought that he would experience some time in the capital, but who knew that he could have such a good opportunity, on the one hand, the future, and on the other hand, it was difficult for him to have both. "The parents are not far away, and the son is ashamed of the nurturing grace of his parents. ”

The fourth wife got up and patted Zhen Mingjie on the shoulder, "Your father and I are not very old, and we are not old enough to wait in front of and behind you, but Zhenniang is pregnant, I am afraid that I will not be able to go with you this time." ”

Zhen Mingjie hurriedly said: "It is already a great disfilial piety for the son to not be in front of him, Zhenniang, as the eldest daughter-in-law, should be filial piety in front of his parents, otherwise how can his son be safe outside?"

Yu Jinzhen also got up and said, "My daughter-in-law is young and ignorant, so I have to learn more from my mother's side." What's more, the daughter-in-law's current situation requires the mother to work harder, and the mother can't drive the daughter-in-law away in order to save trouble. ”

The fourth lady smiled, "I can't ask for it, this is my eldest grandson, I have to watch him grow up before I can rest assured." ”